Beneath the Silver Moon
I shed my backpack and immediately begin my solitary ritual.
I try desperately to calm her, closing my eyes against the mundane sight of my small room, focusing all my energy inward, trying to establish a connection to that wild, buried core.
My hands rise automatically, the fingers brushing over the familiar spots I've practiced countless times, tracing the secret circles in the air, actively feeling and searching for her hidden presence.
For the first time, the effort isn't completely fruitless. There is a perceptible response. Not a full manifestation, but a genuine flicker. A raw, unstable spark. It's so quick, so fleeting, that it's almost entirely gone before I can comprehend it.
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